Ready Kentucky: Building Employer Support for Student Success
The Kentucky Chamber Foundation, in partnership with the Kentucky State Department of Education, developed this publication to raise employer awareness of and support for the Common Core State Standards and the positive impact that the Standards will have on preparing students for success in both...
What States can Learn about State Standards and Assessment Systems from No Child Left Behind Documents and Interviews with Central Region Assessment Directors
The purpose of this study is to describe the No Child Left Behind requirements for state standards and assessment systems. The authors examined official documents and peer review decision letters and included interviews with state assessment directors in the Central Region to highlight the...
Prepare for More Realistic Test Results
In this article from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the authors say that the potential drop in reported state proficiency rates when the new CCSSM assessments are implemented will require adjusted expectations. The authors provide evidence from NAEP, TIMSS and NCLB to support...
A Focused Look at Schools Receiving School Improvement Grants that Have Percentages of English Language Learner Students
This National Center for Education Evaluation (NCEE) brief focuses on 11 case study schools that that received federal funds through the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program from 2010-11 to 2012-13. These schools had a high proportion of English Language Learner Students (ELLs).
Test Security and Students with Disabilities: An Analysis of States’ 2013-14 Test Security Policies
This report describes how accommodated tests for students with disabilities, alternate assessments, and other related issues were addressed in states’ test security policies in 2013-2014. The researchers asked: (1) What information do states’ test security policies contain about students with...
PARCC Field Test: Lessons Learned
In Spring 2014, the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) conducted field tests of its online assessment system. This report summarizes key findings from the field test and from surveys from students and educators. It addresses the following areas related to the...
Practices that Support Data Use in Urban High Schools, Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk (JESPAR)
This article summarizes initial findings of a case study investigating data use in five low-performing urban high schools undergoing comprehensive school-wide reform. The case study investigated the ways in which disaggregated data were used to examine progress and guide improvement; factors and...
Measuring Teachers' Contributions to Student Learning Growth for Nontested Grades and Subjects
The growing need for more information about measuring teachers’ contributions to student learning growth, particularly in nontested subjects and grades, is the impetus for this Research & Policy Brief. Although the research base in this area is disappointingly limited, the brief includes...